Stranger in the Forest, Eric Hansen
Stranger in the Forest, Eric Hansen
2 Rating(s)
List: $19.99 | Sale: $13.99
Club: $9.99

Stranger in the Forest

Author: Eric Hansen

Narrator: Richard Poe

Unabridged: 9 hr 27 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 06/20/2014

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel


Synopsis

Outfitted with a pair of ratty sand shoes and a knapsack full of trade goods, Eric Hansen set off to cross the rainforest of Borneo, one of the last places on earth largely untouched by Western civilization. For seven months Hansen hunted wild pig, gathered roots, and lived among tribes whose longhouses were still decorated with the headhunting swords of their ancestors, completing one of the great adventures of our time.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Steve on January 13, 2012

This was a great travel story. I really enjoyed it. I have to admire the man's courage and perseverance, I did some treks in Malaysia in the 70's and though this book reminded me vividly of my own experiences once past the purvey of the "white man" my excursions were no where near as ambitious as hi......more